| Common Name | Sweet Black-Eyed Susan |
| Scientific Name | Rudbeckia subtomentosa |
| Height | 3'-5' |
| Sun/Shade | Sun - partial sun |
| Bloom Season | August - October |
| Bloom Color | Yellow |
| Soil | Moist to wet |
| Disease Susceptibility | |
| Propagation | From transplants and moist stratified seeds. |
| Notes | Pollinated by bees and butterflies. Found in prairie and woodland borders. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Enders | Taylor Creek | Possibility Place | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
3" Pot
1-3 $3.95ea. 4-11 $2.95ea. 12-31 $2.75ea. 32-63 $2.25ea. 64-95 $1.95ea. 96+ $1.75 ea. 46,000 seeds/oz
|
25.00/oz | Native plant retail prices:
½ pint - 2.35, pint - 3.40, quart - 4.75, ½ gallon - 5.95, gallon - 7.50 & up. |
11.75/oz
1.50/plant |
Flat of 32 - $37.00
2" plug - $2.25 each gallons - $4.75 |
Information on Rudbeckia subtomentosa:
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=RUDSUB
- List of Roadside Native Plants for Illinois - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/prairietable1.html
- Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana. (pamphlet). November 1999.
- Cullina, Willaim. The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to
Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2000.